Prep Your Home for Fall with a Roof, Gutter, and Downspout Cleaning

Fall is finally here and it is time for fall cleaning. Yup, that’s right—fall cleaning. While spring cleaning focuses on the inside of your home, fall cleaning is more for the outside for your home. We’re talking roof, gutter, and downspout cleaning. Getting all of these things clean will prep your home for fall so you don’t have to worry about it later.

Why do I need to prep my home for fall?

We get it. We live in California and there is basically one season all year long. But, it’s still important to prep your home for fall. Even though the temperatures won’t dip too low, you’ll still have leaves falling from trees. These leaves will get on your roof and in your gutters and downspouts, making a mess. So, by preparing now, you’ll be ready for when the changing weather comes.

What does this entail?

A roof, gutter, and downspout cleaning is pretty self-explanatory. It’s just clearing your roof, gutters, and downspouts of all the dirt and debris they’ve collected over the past year. Because, let’s be honest, you probably haven’t checked any of those since last fall.

First, start with a general cleaning, like clearing out all of the leaves and other debris. Then, flush the gutters and downspouts with water and spray on the roof to make sure everything is really clean. This will prep your home for the coming fall and winter weather and any leaves that may fall. Without cleaning, your gutters and downspouts will overflow, causing issues you don’t want to deal with.

Can I do this myself?

Technically, you can clean your roof, gutters, and downspouts yourself. But the question is: Do  you really want to?

Cleaning your roof, gutters, and downspouts yourself means getting up on a ladder to do all of the cleaning. You’ll have to use your hands to get out every single leaf, twig, and dead bug. You’ll have to climb up on top of your roof to get absolutely everything. You’ll have to get your hose up there, too. You’ll probably need some help, and you’ll definitely need someone you can trust to spend long hours out there with you. 

All of that, and you still may have trouble getting everything done. Just like any other cleaning job, it’s easy to get bored and not want to finish it or think it’s completely done when it’s not. Is it really worth it, when you may not actually finish it all the way?

Get a professional to prep your home for fall

Instead of doing all of that work yourself, get a professional to do it. Professionals are trained to do this, have the proper tools, and will make sure it gets done right the first time. Plus, when you hire ASF Clean Team, we will also replace screens and fix any minor repairs on your roof, gutter, and downspouts. And, we have insurance for our employees, so you don’t have to worry about liability if an accident happens. Get a free quote today.

Why You Should Trust Professionals for Roof & Gutter Cleaning

Fall is getting closer and with fall comes falling leaves. That must be how it got its name, huh? Anyway, with fall approaching it’s time to start thinking about roof and gutter cleaning. You don’t want to do it yourself—no one does. Here’s why you should trust professionals for roof and gutter cleaning.

Your Roof & Gutters are Like…Really High

Raise your hand if you’re afraid of heights! While YOU may have raised your hand, no professional roof and gutter cleaner did. Your roof and gutters are really high up on your house. And if you’re going to clean them yourself, you’re going to have to be the one who goes up there. You won’t just have to do the work of climbing up there and cleaning them. You’ll also have to pay for the safety equipment you need so that you don’t seriously injure yourself if you fall. 

Instead, the professionals can take care of it! We already have all of the safety equipment needed, and we’re super comfortable with climbing to higher surfaces. But, we won’t always need to! We have some equipment that can reach your gutters without us ever leaving the ground.

Roof & Gutter Cleaning Professionals Have Insurance

One of the biggest hesitations of having someone come clean your roof and gutters for you is what happens if they get hurt. Hopefully, with professionals they won’t get hurt, but you never know. Accidents happen. This is exactly why you shouldn’t take your neighbor, Dave, up on his offer to clean your roof and gutters. Dave likely doesn’t have his own insurance, and even if he does, there is still a risk that he’ll sue you. But that’s not a concern with insured professionals (or at least most professionals). If a company is truly reliable, like ASF Clean Team, they’ll have insurance for all of their employees. That means if someone gets hurt, you won’t be liable.

Our Tools Get a Better Clean

Think about times in the past that you have been cleaning, not necessarily your roof and gutters, but just cleaning in general. How many of those times, towards the end, are you feeling like, “Eh, that’s fine” and you don’t clean as well because you just want to get it done? Probably a lot. Well, with professionals, you won’t have that issue. First, it’s our job, so we actually enjoy doing it. But we also have better tools to clean than you are able to purchase. Our tools will make your roof and gutters sparkling clean. Plus, they get the job done faster than just a hose and hands, so you never have to worry about us saying, “Eh, it’s fine” just to get the job over with. You’ll even get before and after pictures to truly see the difference (because you still don’t want to climb up on that roof).


There’s no question why you should trust professionals for roof and gutter cleaning. Get ready for the fall by getting a quote and  scheduling your roof and gutter cleaning with ASF Clean Team today.